ЗАВДАННЯ ДЛЯ ІІ ЕТАПУ ОЛІМПІАДИ З АНГЛІЙСЬКОЇ МОВИ
2017-2018 НАВЧАЛЬНИЙ РІК
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І. АУДІЮВАННЯ
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There are certain people who always like taking their vacations in the same place. They return from a vacation and ask themselves, “When can I go back there again?” There are other people who like going to many places. They like doing many different things on their vacations. When they return from a vacation, they ask themselves: “Where can I go next?”
My parents are perfect examples of the first kind of people. They always like going to the lake in the mountains where they went on their honeymoon. They bought a vacation cabin there several years after they were married. They have gone there two or three times a year for over twenty-five years. My parents have made friends with the people who also have own cabins there. They enjoy getting together with them. Both my parents enjoy sailing and swimming and my father likes going fishing. My parents enjoy variety, but they say they can get variety by going to their cabin at different times of the year. They particularly like going there in autumn when the leaves are beautiful.
I am an example of a person who likes going to different places for her vacation. When I was a child I went to my parents’ cabin but when I got older, I wanted to travel to many different places. I spent a lot of time and money learning how to ski, so I wanted to travel to places where I could ski, such as Switzerland. I was interested in visiting historic places, so I went to Angkor Wall in Cambodia even though it was difficult to get there. I would like to go to Egypt because I want to see the pyramids and to Rome to see the Coliseum.
Although I enjoy going to familiar places, I find that going to strange places is more exciting. The world is so huge and exciting that I don’t want to go to the same place twice. Still, I understand my parents’ point of view. They believe that you can never get to know a place too well.
ПЕРЕВІРКА АУДІЮВАННЯ
Listen to the story and decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F).
1. The text mainly tells about travelling to different places. +
2. The parents like spending their holidays in the same city.-
3. They have got married recently.-
4. The action takes place in a cabin in the mountains.+
5. The parents have gone to their cottage two or three times a year for over
twenty-five years. -
6. Both of the parents enjoy sailing.+
7. The author of the text is a man.-
8. The author of the text is an experienced traveler.+
9. The world is a small place to live in.-
10. You can never get to know a place too well.+
Statements 11 through 20 (on your answer sheet circle the correct letter A, B, C or D).
11. It may be inferred from the text that the parents always spend their vacation:
a) in different places; c) in the same place;
b) in many places; d) in popular places.
12. The parents prefer:
a) fishing to climbing; c) sailing to swimming;
b) climbing to sailing; d) swimming to climbing.
13. One can make a conclusion that the parents are:
a) successful people; c) kind people;
b) friendly people; d) cruel people.
14. The parents’ favourite season was:
a) spring; c) autumn;
b) summer; d) winter.
15. The cabin was bought:
a) after the marriage; c) before the marriage;
b) after the divorce; d) before the divorce.
16. The author of the passage states that the parents like:
a) variety meat; c) variety;
b) variety shows; d) variety store.
17. The dream of the author is:
a) to visit Cambodia and Egypt; c) to visit Italy and Switzerland;
b) to visit Egypt and Italy; d) to visit Switzerland and Cambodia.
18. A lot of money was spent learning how to:
a) sky; c) sledge;
b) skate; d) ski.
19. The pyramids in Egypt were visited:
a) by many tourists; c) by the parents;
b) by no one; d) by the author.
20. The author enjoys going to:
a) familiar places; c) popular places
b) strange places; d) interesting places.
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